The Shenzhou 7 spacecraft landed safely

The third manned Chinese spacecraft landed at the designated time, 12:38 Israel time, in the steppes of Inner Mongolia, and was photographed during its landing from the moment the parachute opened

Reporting of the entire landing process step by step:

During the morning, the Techonauts released the orbital module they were working on and from which they left yesterday for space and began the journey towards landing.

At 12:00, the engines of the propulsion module attached to the landing module were activated, to adjust them for landing. A short time later, the propulsion module was disconnected from the reentry module after it had finished its job. After that there was a disconnection between the control center on the ground and between the astronauts due to the entry into the atmosphere. In the CCTV broadcast, they reassure and say that this is a known and planned phenomenon, and that the break is extremely short. Upon landing, the astronauts can report the exact landing location according to the GPS readings to the six helicopter crews waiting at several hubs in Inner Mongolia. During the broadcast, the experts in the studio explained that the choice of the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia as a landing site was made due to the fact that it is an uninhabited flat area, stretching over hundreds of kilometers in every direction.

12:10 it was reported that one of the teams had already left for the expected landing place according to the calculation of the spacecraft's trajectory, in order to rescue the astronauts as quickly as possible. It is estimated that around 12:25-12:30 it will be possible to broadcast video.

12:15 a successful opening of the main chute was seen to the applause of the control center personnel, and the hope is for a soft landing. This is a parachute with a total area of ​​1,200 square meters, designed to greatly slow down their descent. At that moment they reported the longitude and latitude using the GPS, and as mentioned, the helicopter closest to them had already left. The decline seems slow, but of course it is difficult to know because there is no background on which to estimate the speed of the decline. The process may continue for another ten minutes.

12:20 Meanwhile, on the way, the astronauts report to the control room that they are in good condition. The descent seems quite straight, and the wind is so weak that it does not interfere with the landing. Only when you start getting closer to the ground do you see that the spaceship is swaying a bit. From time to time the broadcast switches to an infrared camera where the parachute and the body of the spaceship are visible which are still warm as a result of entering the atmosphere.

12:24 According to the experts at the studio, the choice of landing during the daytime is intended to follow the spacecraft easily. It is estimated that it will take another five or six minutes to land. Meanwhile, after a small drift, the astronauts correct the reading of the landing position from the GPS.

12:38 The spacecraft landed and the filming continued in sequence probably from one of the helicopters. The landing is successful and the cabin stands out against the endless grassland. A meter above the ground, the spacecraft's engines were ignited to slow its speed before contact with the ground.

12:45 We follow a convoy of cars also arriving at the landing site.

12:47 The helicopter crew reports that the landing compartment looks good, and that the astronauts have meanwhile managed to open the cabin hatch and will soon leave.

12:51 The cell is tilted on its side and therefore the technauts are preparing to exit the opening that is usually located at the top of the cell. Doctors have reached them and they are starting preparations to pull them out, the reason they are unable to get out on their own is due to the overcrowding in the cell.

13:00 The astronauts have not yet left, the closest to the hatch is Liu Booming, they asked for another quarter of an hour to acclimate to gravity.

13:20 The doctors outside pull Zhao Jigang's legs and sit him on a May chair, after him Liu Booming gets up and sits on the chair and finally Jing Haifeng.

13:25 The three participated in an impromptu press conference on the thrones, where when asked by the journalists about their feelings, they gave mushroom answers...